Nevil Shute
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| - | '''Nevil Shute Norway''' (17 January 1899{{spaced ndash}}12 January 1960) was an English novelist and [[aeronautical engineer]] who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and '''Nevil Shute''' as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was ''not a serious person'' or from potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included ''[[On the Beach (novel)|On the Beach]]'' and ''[[A Town Like Alice]]''. | + | '''Nevil Shute Norway''' (17 January 1899 - 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and [[aeronautical engineer]] who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and '''Nevil Shute''' as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was ''not a serious person'' or from potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included ''[[On the Beach (novel)|On the Beach]]'' and ''[[A Town Like Alice]]''. |
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Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 - 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was not a serious person or from potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.
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